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Largest countries by area: scope and list
The ten largest entries by recorded total area in the retained GeoNames snapshot, in square kilometres. This is total area, not land area alone or the apparent size on a projected map.
10 countries in this list.
| Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|
| Russia | 17,100,000 |
| Canada | 9,984,670 |
| United States | 9,629,091 |
| China | 9,596,960 |
| Brazil | 8,511,965 |
| Australia | 7,686,850 |
| India | 3,287,590 |
| Argentina | 2,766,890 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,717,300 |
| Algeria | 2,381,740 |
What to notice
Russia is the largest entry. The United States and China can change order between reference lists because area conventions differ, including treatment of waters and disputed territory. The order here follows one named snapshot consistently. Greenland is not an independent playable country; Antarctica is a continent. Neither is an extra country in this table.
Recall largest countries by area
Before reading the figures, compare Canada and Brazil on the map. Why can a projection make northern countries look disproportionately large?
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Sources and definitions
GeoNames country information (CC BY 4.0). Study material checked on 23 October 2026. See dataset attribution and the game’s country rules. These lists are learning references, not current Daily answers.